Regimental number | 2099 |
Place of birth | Scotland |
School | Public Board School, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 26 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 217 Bourke Street, East Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Elizabeth Masson, 33 Carlow Street, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 33rd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/50/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 33rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 32 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Crucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot VII, Row C, Grave No. 17), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 122 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Andrew and Helen MASSON; husband of Elizabeth MASSON, Tourello Avenue, Upper Hawthorn, Melbourne. Native of Kirriemuir, Scotland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |